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Instacart launches Shop With Friends

51 points by apoorvamehta 14y ago

octernion 14y ago
Really fun to watch the carts change in real-time across multiple computers - how did you guys achieve this? Very cool.
- akane 14y ago
  We use Firebase (https://www.firebase.com/ https://www.firebase.com/) for real-time cart updates. It's super fast and pretty easy to setup.
  - bdittmer 14y ago
    Have you guys looked into using redis pubsub and socket.io?
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mwetzler 14y ago
congrats Instacart! your team and your product are fantastic.
- mmmmax 14y ago
  That is very kind.
nthitz 14y ago
I liked the part of the article where they explained this new Shop With Friends feature... Oh wait. Edit: they have edited the article and now it explains the feature
- nivals 14y ago
  Read the article twice trying to figure out if I had temporary amnesia...
yRetsyM 14y ago
events / ticketing websites need this feature. I'm forever frustrated with events where allocated seating is the only method of ticket purchase and you're needing to organise and balance payments.
jsmcallister 14y ago
Off-topic, but I don't think Whole Foods really qualifies as a "yuppie chain" anymore. I feel like they've successfully transitioned to a full-blown grocery store for people who want to live an organic lifestyle, which is no longer a small-market trend.
- Taylorious 14y ago
  I don't think it has anything to do with size really, it's more about the variety of people who shop there. I don't shop there often, but the times I have, I have noticed the people shopping there weren't exactly representative of the general population.
- yuppiebubble 14y ago
  Perhaps our understandings of "yuppie" differ, but young people who can responsibly afford to choose an "organic lifestyle" certainly fit mine.
jsmcallister 14y ago
Since it looks like InstaCart people are posting ITT, what are your plans to spread this business model into other cities. Is it viable in a place like Atlanta, GA where residential areas are less-concentrated?
6thSigma 14y ago
Coming to Texas anytime soon?
reaclmbs 14y ago
Instacart is a useful case study. Even though I do not like the product, and have had a few bad experiences, it solves a pain and I'll keep using it.
evertonfuller 14y ago
Best of luck with this, I just don't see how it can scale successfully. And what did you need those millions in funding for? To pay the delivery wages which you can never make back?

51 points by apoorvamehta 14y ago

octernion 14y ago

Really fun to watch the carts change in real-time across multiple computers - how did you guys achieve this? Very cool.

akane 14y ago
We use Firebase (https://www.firebase.com/ https://www.firebase.com/) for real-time cart updates. It's super fast and pretty easy to setup.
- bdittmer 14y ago
  Have you guys looked into using redis pubsub and socket.io?

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mwetzler 14y ago

congrats Instacart! your team and your product are fantastic.

mmmmax 14y ago
That is very kind.

nthitz 14y ago

I liked the part of the article where they explained this new Shop With Friends feature... Oh wait. Edit: they have edited the article and now it explains the feature

nivals 14y ago
Read the article twice trying to figure out if I had temporary amnesia...

yRetsyM 14y ago

events / ticketing websites need this feature. I'm forever frustrated with events where allocated seating is the only method of ticket purchase and you're needing to organise and balance payments.

jsmcallister 14y ago

Off-topic, but I don't think Whole Foods really qualifies as a "yuppie chain" anymore. I feel like they've successfully transitioned to a full-blown grocery store for people who want to live an organic lifestyle, which is no longer a small-market trend.

Taylorious 14y ago
I don't think it has anything to do with size really, it's more about the variety of people who shop there. I don't shop there often, but the times I have, I have noticed the people shopping there weren't exactly representative of the general population.
yuppiebubble 14y ago
Perhaps our understandings of "yuppie" differ, but young people who can responsibly afford to choose an "organic lifestyle" certainly fit mine.

jsmcallister 14y ago

Since it looks like InstaCart people are posting ITT, what are your plans to spread this business model into other cities. Is it viable in a place like Atlanta, GA where residential areas are less-concentrated?

6thSigma 14y ago

Coming to Texas anytime soon?

reaclmbs 14y ago

Instacart is a useful case study. Even though I do not like the product, and have had a few bad experiences, it solves a pain and I'll keep using it.

evertonfuller 14y ago

Best of luck with this, I just don't see how it can scale successfully. And what did you need those millions in funding for? To pay the delivery wages which you can never make back?